Technical Lead, Platform

About Us

BriteCap Financial is a leading financial technology company dedicated to providing innovative lending solutions to small businesses since 2003. We specialize in helping small businesses nationwide thrive by offering tailored financing products and exceptional customer service. Our team is committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where individuals can grow and succeed.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Technical Lead, Platform to lead the design, development, and evolution of our backend platform services. This role is responsible for building and scaling Python-based services and APIs, driving architecture decisions, and leading a team of engineers delivering high-quality, production-grade platform capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Python expert who combines deep backend expertise with strong leadership and a product-driven mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Own the architecture and design of Python-based backend services and APIs

Drive decisions on scalable, secure, and high-performance Python systems

Translate high-level business requirements into scalable technical architecture and system design

Execution & Delivery

Lead engineers building high-performance backend services in Python

Ensure delivery of scalable, maintainable Python code in production

Partner closely with Product, Operations, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical deliverables

Drive operational excellence including monitoring, debugging, and system reliability

Platform & Architecture

Design and evolve Python-based microservices architecture

Build and maintain RESTful APIs using Python frameworks (Django, Flask, Fast API)

Design event-driven systems and scalable backend services

Ensure extensibility, performance, and system reliability

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Mentor engineers in advanced Python development and system design

Conduct code reviews emphasizing Python best practices

Elevate engineering standards and backend architecture quality

Foster ownership, accountability, and product-driven engineering mindset

Qualifications

8+ years of backend engineering experience with Python as the primary language

Expert-level proficiency building production-grade Python services

Strong experience with Python frameworks (Django, Flask, Fast API)

Proven experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems in Python

Strong database design, SQL optimization, and data modeling experience

Experience deploying and operating Python systems on AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3)

Experience with ORMs such as SQL Alchemy and Python data access patterns

Leadership & Impact

Proven experience leading backend teams using Python

Strong ability to define and execute Python-first technical strategy

Track record of mentoring engineers and improving system quality

Skills/Attributes

Expert-level Python development for backend services, APIs, and microservices

Strong experience with Django, Flask, or Fast API frameworks

Proven ability to design scalable, high-performance, and reliable distributed systems

Solid understanding of data modeling, SQL optimization, and ORM usage (e.g.,SQL Alchemy)

Experience building and operating cloud-based systems, preferably on AWS

Strong grasp of observability, monitoring, and system performance tuning

Ability to design secure, extensible, and maintainable platform architectures

Experience with microservices and event-driven design patterns

Strong API design and integration expertise

Balances scalability, reliability, and cost in technical decisions

Proven track record leading and mentoring engineering teams

Drives code quality, best practices, and engineering standards

Effective in cross-functional collaboration with product and data teams

Fosters accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement

Delivers high-quality, production-ready systems in fast-paced environments

Translates business needs into scalable technical solutions

Drives technical roadmaps aligned to product and organizational goals

Focused on reliability, operational excellence, and continuous delivery

Product-oriented with a focus on delivering business impact

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

Pragmatic, results-driven, and adaptable

Committed to continuous learning and innovation